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Calum Forsyth is managing director of materials manufacturer H+H UK Despite millions of pounds of government investment, the modular housing industry has seen a series of failures over the past 12 months. Are we on the wrong track with this approach to solving the housing crisis? The concept of houses…

From bricks made of mushrooms to energy-generating paint, Construction News takes a look at some of the innovative building materials and products set to transform the industry Bio-concrete The Global Concrete and Cement Association says that concrete can self-heal to a degree. But one way to increase concrete’s self-healing ability…

Building supplies firm Marshalls has reported a 13 per cent decline in revenue for the first half of this year. Revenue was down to £306.7m in the six months to June 2024, compared with £354.1m for the same period in 2023. This generated a pre-tax profit of £26.6m, down by…

Sales of structural materials grew in the second quarter of 2024 for the first time since summer 2022, according to a survey by the Construction Products Association (CPA). The CPA revealed 30 per cent of manufacturers surveyed reported increasing sales during April to June of heavy-side products – defined as…

Safety and environmental pressures are leading to a wave of innovation in materials development – but what are the barriers to getting new products to site? Innovation is, of course, desirable in any industry at any time. It enables companies to improve their products or services, thereby better serving their…

Focusing on regional work has paid off for Esh Group, according to its chief executive. In an exclusive interview with Construction News, group chief executive Andy Radcliffe said that targeting contracts in the North East had delivered strong financial results and secured future business. Radcliffe spoke after announcing the firm’s results…

A Yorkshire-based developer has filed a winding-up petition against embattled modular firm TopHat.

Contractor TClarke must pay more than £2m to a subcontractor after a High Court judge backed an adjudicator’s decision over a substantial data-centre job in London. The High Court deputy judge in the case, Jonathan Acton Davis KC, found that TClarke had issued an “invalid” pay-less notice regarding Bell Building…

Output in the construction sector is forecast to fall back because of the impact of the rise in the cost of mortgages on housing demand. The Construction Products Association (CPA) projected that total construction output would fall by 2.9 per cent this year, before recovering by 2 per cent in…

Revenue and profit at mechanical and electrical (M&E) specialist Dalkia Operations fell last year amid restructuring costs, higher provisions and project delays. The Manchester-based firm’s latest accounts filed with Companies House, covering the 2023 calendar year, show that pre-tax profit dropped by 38 per cent, from £1.8m to £1.3m. Turnover…